The Indianapolis journal., 1887-12-18
All the News Is of Warlike Tenor, and Hostil-
tiles Are Expected to Begin in the Spring,
and Perhaps Within Sixty Days.
Brilliant Scheme for Dividing Russia
After the Bear Has Been Whipped.
The Result of To-Day's War Council at Vienna
Awaited with Great Interest-Depression
in the Money Markets-Cable Notes.
TIE WAR SCARE.
It Rages Without Abatement, and Seems to
Have Grounds Rest Upon.


It Rages Without Abatement, and Seems to
Have Grounds Rest Upon.
Copyright. 1857. New York Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec 17.-Emperor William held. to-
day, an informal council on the military situa-
tion. Prince William. General Won Moltke.
General Won Schellendorff. Count Won Walder-
see and General Alpedyn were present. The
council, which lasted two hours. is understood
to have a special bearing to-morrows mill
tary council at Vienna. Whatever measure is
there adopted will be taken in cousonance with
a concerted plan for demonstration
against Russia. Reports have reached the Ber-
lin War Office which describe the Austrian de-
feuse works in Galicia as neglected, while the
movements Of the Russian troops show an ac-
curate knowledge of the weak points for attack
These statements, which were sent to Vinenna,
have stuug the War Office there into highland
day activity. No news is permitted to transpire
regarding military movements. but it is known
that the railways in the direction of Cracow,
Iaroslav, Lemberg and the Przemysl junction
are overworked by the traffic in men and war
materials Major Defines. military attache
at the German legation in Vienna, spends hours
daily at the War Office in consultation with the
chiefs of departments All measures that are
decided upon are com municated to the Berlin
authorities through Major Defines, and the in
spration of Count Won Moltke is supposed to
guide the Austrian preparations To-morrows
council will be attended by Herr Won Tisza,
Hungarian Prime Minister; Count Won Taafe,
Minister of the Interior; Count Kalnoky, Count
Bylandt- Rheydt, Imperial Minister OF War;
Herr Won Kailay. Imperial Minister Of Finance.
and Archduke Albrecht and will be presided
over by the Emperor. The result of the con-
ference is eagerly awaited. Berlin officials are
are of the opinion that the outcome CT the coun-
Gil will be nothing more than the accelerated
dispatch of troops to the front. The time has
not come for a collective note from she allied
powers Demanding explanation of the Rus
sian concentrations. 1t is certain that Prince
Bismarck has not yet taken action towards
collective ultimatum.
General Won Schweinitz, German embassa-
dor to Russia, after a two days stay at Fried
richeruhe, returned to Berlin Thursday. He
had an audience with the Emperor yesterday,
and will return to his post at St Petersburg to-
morrow, without special instructions. II the
Gear approaches him upon the question of
mutual armaments, General Won Schweintz is
believed to be charged to represent that the
German diplomatic and military position is
unchanged and that peace is dependent upon
cessation of the Russian measures against the
league Of peace.
Government circles, both in Berlin and Wen
ma, are becoming convinced that the allies mean
to attack Russia early in the spring. Military
circles in Vienna regard the campaign as even
closer, and are of the opinion that it will be
opened within two months DIR. Trefort. Hun
garian Minister of Public Instruction,
speaking at meeting at the Pesth
Academy. to-day, remind his audi
ence that last year, while everybody
of
he doubted that an outbreak woulo occur. Now,
on the contrary, he was forced, although
dent partisan of peace, to declare his doubt of
it's being maintained. DIR. Trefort declared that
the blame for the origin Of war, if war comes.
would be due to the encroachments of Russian
Pan-Slavism.
The Pesther Lloyd, the organ of Herr Won
Tisza, the Hungarian Prime Minister contends
for the necessity of crushing Russia in the event
of war occurring and rectify the frontier
to disable her from causing further trouble in
Europe. A large Poland must be created. in-
cluding Volbynia and Podoiia, up to
the right bank of the Dnieper.
with Kieff frontier fortress
and Odessa military port. The German
empire must compromise all the Balkan pro-
vinces, with St. Petersburg; also, the districts
between the Dnieper and the Dwina. The
Pesther Lloyd article has been reproduced in
Berlin without comment. 1t is considered to be
more of threat than an indication of the seri-
GUS aims of the allies.
From Constantnople reports come that, under
the prompting of Herr Won Radowitz, the Ger
man en- bassador. the Porte is hastily extending
the Notifications the Bosphorus, and that
German engineers are supervising the work.
The latest St Petersburg advices say that the
war department is supplying the troops with
special ammunition pouches for Berdan rifles,
which will enable each man to fire fourteen shots
per minute. The projected alteration in the
A. han mad rka dicna nha0
cause in view of the gravity of the situation it
was thought there would not be sufficient time
to make the change The whole tenor of the
news is warlike. and this caused
newal OF the selling on the Bourse to-day.
The final quotations we're the worst since the
alarm set in and no such extensive unloading of
foreign securities has yet occurred. Austrian
gold rentes fell %. Hungarian II, and Russian Z
per cent. and credit Anstalt marks. The pan
icky feeling of yesterday in Vienna had rather
abated to-day. but the markets were in q state
of suspense and there nothing doing.
LIE Nord, the Russian organ at Brussels. in an
article on the European situation. says: Rus
sia does not wantto make war, and will not do
So She does however. claim the fullest right
to adopt measures to render disastrous any in
be the independent and great power she intends
remaining If she permitted an accoun, to be re.
quired of her concerning the steps she thinks fit
to take regarding her security"
The Rupture May Come at Any Time.
Special the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON Dec. 1.-THE Russian scare con-
tinues unabated. The determination of the
Czar not to expose the forgers Of the letters and
documents, obviously designed disturb the
peace of Europe, is now quite plain, and the
suspicion is rapidly growing in Austria
and Germany that Russia in spite of
her denials, is not only continuing her
like preparations on the frontier. but hurrying
them forward to completion. All confidence in
the maintenance of peace is vanishing. and a
rupture may be precipitated at any day by
or another of the interested governments
through fear of giving the Others more time for
preparation. It is conceded that England is in
thorough accord with the tripartite alliance,
and would lend her navy to uphold it, if neces-
sary The exchanges in London and the CONT
mental capitals have been filled with rumors to-
day. and foreign bonds have fallen fiat pending
developements.
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.